diff --git a/cli/package-lock.json b/cli/package-lock.json
index 6b5db0ab26..273034ca77 100644
--- a/cli/package-lock.json
+++ b/cli/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@immich/cli",
-  "version": "2.0.5",
+  "version": "2.0.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@immich/cli",
-      "version": "2.0.5",
+      "version": "2.0.6",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "axios": "^1.6.2",
diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index 35c7340f37..b139950e65 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@immich/cli",
-  "version": "2.0.5",
+  "version": "2.0.6",
   "description": "Command Line Interface (CLI) for Immich",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/cli/src/commands/upload.ts b/cli/src/commands/upload.ts
index da3146f95e..c76c845f98 100644
--- a/cli/src/commands/upload.ts
+++ b/cli/src/commands/upload.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export default class Upload extends BaseCommand {
 
     for (const asset of assetsToUpload) {
       // Compute total size first
-      await asset.process();
+      await asset.prepare();
       totalSize += asset.fileSize;
 
       if (options.albumName) {
diff --git a/cli/src/cores/models/asset.ts b/cli/src/cores/models/asset.ts
index 378945e6d3..a3e9b8f8e7 100644
--- a/cli/src/cores/models/asset.ts
+++ b/cli/src/cores/models/asset.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
-import * as fs from 'graceful-fs';
-import { basename } from 'node:path';
 import crypto from 'crypto';
-import Os from 'os';
 import FormData from 'form-data';
+import * as fs from 'graceful-fs';
+import { createReadStream } from 'node:fs';
+import { basename } from 'node:path';
+import Os from 'os';
 
 export class Asset {
   readonly path: string;
   readonly deviceId!: string;
 
-  assetData?: fs.ReadStream;
   deviceAssetId?: string;
   fileCreatedAt?: string;
   fileModifiedAt?: string;
-  sidecarData?: fs.ReadStream;
   sidecarPath?: string;
   fileSize!: number;
   albumName?: string;
@@ -21,32 +20,30 @@ export class Asset {
     this.path = path;
   }
 
-  async process() {
+  async prepare() {
     const stats = await fs.promises.stat(this.path);
     this.deviceAssetId = `${basename(this.path)}-${stats.size}`.replace(/\s+/g, '');
     this.fileCreatedAt = stats.mtime.toISOString();
     this.fileModifiedAt = stats.mtime.toISOString();
     this.fileSize = stats.size;
     this.albumName = this.extractAlbumName();
-
-    this.assetData = this.getReadStream(this.path);
-
-    // TODO: doesn't xmp replace the file extension? Will need investigation
-    const sideCarPath = `${this.path}.xmp`;
-    try {
-      fs.accessSync(sideCarPath, fs.constants.R_OK);
-      this.sidecarData = this.getReadStream(sideCarPath);
-    } catch (error) {}
   }
 
   getUploadFormData(): FormData {
-    if (!this.assetData) throw new Error('Asset data not set');
     if (!this.deviceAssetId) throw new Error('Device asset id not set');
     if (!this.fileCreatedAt) throw new Error('File created at not set');
     if (!this.fileModifiedAt) throw new Error('File modified at not set');
 
+    // TODO: doesn't xmp replace the file extension? Will need investigation
+    const sideCarPath = `${this.path}.xmp`;
+    let sidecarData: fs.ReadStream | undefined = undefined;
+    try {
+      fs.accessSync(sideCarPath, fs.constants.R_OK);
+      sidecarData = createReadStream(sideCarPath);
+    } catch (error) {}
+
     const data: any = {
-      assetData: this.assetData as any,
+      assetData: createReadStream(this.path),
       deviceAssetId: this.deviceAssetId,
       deviceId: 'CLI',
       fileCreatedAt: this.fileCreatedAt,
@@ -59,17 +56,13 @@ export class Asset {
       formData.append(prop, data[prop]);
     }
 
-    if (this.sidecarData) {
-      formData.append('sidecarData', this.sidecarData);
+    if (sidecarData) {
+      formData.append('sidecarData', sidecarData);
     }
 
     return formData;
   }
 
-  private getReadStream(path: string): fs.ReadStream {
-    return fs.createReadStream(path);
-  }
-
   async delete(): Promise<void> {
     return fs.promises.unlink(this.path);
   }